With us being days away from the new Kevin Smith film release of Tusk on September 19th, A24 Films is doing an intoxicating marketing scheme with the help of LA-based weed dispensary Buds & Roses. Together they will be releasing two strains of high-end cannabis in honor of Tusk, one being “Mr. Tusk” and the other being “White Walrus”. Rumor has it […]


5 Mar
Seminal Manchester band's headwear gets collaborative

Do you wanna be adored? Who doesn’t. A good place to start then would be with a bucket hat, like that worn so liberally by The Stone Roses back in the day. One of the bands instrumental in putting Manchester on the map in the late 80s, The Stone Roses made waves in many cultural […]


22 Jan
Classic Bulleit blessed with the Wisdom of Age

The favored smokey tastes of the well received Bulleit Bourbon have been upgraded — as well as its pricepoint — with Bulleit 10 Year. While this newly presented aged bourbon expression continues the Bulleit tradition with notes of caramel, vanilla and spice, it also adds a much regarded complexity that can only come with age. […]


20 Sep
Dedicated to crafting quality apparel inspired by vintage speed

Champions Moto is known for building bikes adhering to the excellence of the vintage race bike design, yet powered by the performance of modern engines. Recently the company recruited Jason Bleick, former Vice President of Design for Quicksilver, to channel his love for vintage objects and classic motorcycles to design the Champions Moto So-Cal Speed […]


When you’re offered five minutes with one of your heroes, you jump on it with vigor like Kool Aid-geeked grade schoolers on a trampoline. Or at least, you should. Such is the case with one Mike Diamond, aka Mike D, the high-pitched smooth talker in the archetypal Beastie Boys. In this humble man’s opinion, if […]


24 Oct
SceneFour collaborates with music icons at Andrew Weiss Gallery

Los Angeles-based creativity house SceneFour and its army of collaborators have joined forces to showcase their art in an exhibition aptly titled Come Together. The exhibit, which is held at the Andrew Weiss Gallery in Beverly Hills, features work from RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, Chuck D of Public Enemy, DJ Qbert (above), Shavo Odadjian […]


25 Aug
Mötley Crüe, Public Enemy, Matt & Kim and an army of aging groupies flock to celebrate West Hollywood's most fabled street

As we posted last week the Sunset Strip Music Festival went down this past Saturday, and as expected the festival was a true spectacle — both with the bands performing, and the festival goers who went to celebrate the mighty Sunset Strip… including the armies of aging, drunk and bottle bleached groupies who descended into […]


There are no shortages of music festivals in Los Angeles every year, but none carry the cultural cajones of the the Sunset Strip Music Festival. After all, when you’re celebrating one of the most famous streets in the history of rock n roll it’s tough to compete. Hall of Famers like Van Halen, The Doors, […]